Dear All,
Many years ago, I already stressed the problem of joint events with IEEE. The argument in favor of joint event was - publication support at lower cost - support in the organisation of events.
With Springer it has been possible to reduce the pressure on the publication problem We have also produced documents for helping the organisers of an event.
TC6 interest lies in its capacity to explore new area with different formats of events and the joint sponsorship is a troyan horse.
TC6 must avoid two dangers - giving its sponsorship to events organised by others organisations. - sharing the sponsorship for its events
We dilute the TC6 image by having TC6 involves in a lot of events every year.
In my time as TC6 chair, I had to fight to maintain the philosophy that IFIP is NOT a goverment controled organisation and that all TC6 delegates will have to be welcome at any TC6 sponsored event.
Today IEEE is surrending to the will of the US goverment to isolate the researchers of some contries. Today I am worry to see TC6 co-sponsoring events where researchers of some countries of the world are not allowed to submit papers and to participate.
TC6 must take a clear and strong position about the joint sponsorship with IEEE AND take the necessary steps to IMPLEMENT it. Please no more whishes.
Andre
At 14:01 +0200 7/10/04, Otto Spaniol wrote:
Dear all,
[this is a very personal and probably highly controversal note - and I would like to get your comments on the topic]
I receive more and more proposals for joint IEEE/IFIP organisation of conferences. Interestingly enough this initiatives come very rarely or never from the IEEE side but only from IFIP. Apparently the organisors of these (former) IFIP events expect a very positive outcome by means of the good name of IEEE, the better visibility, increased distribution,.. Very often a cheaper publishing with a better inclusion in digital libraries etc. is assumed.
To my (personal) opinion this development is risky. There is a danger that the following will happen:
- Joint organisation IFIP/IEEE with IFIP as main sponsor (but not any more as full sponsor)
- Publication by IEEE with reduced royalties for IFIP
- IFIP only as a co-sponsor or "in cooperation with"
- The event disappears from the IFIP calendar.
This sequence has already happened for some of our (former) events.
If things continue to go like that then where is the remaining need for IFIP? I just received a ballot slip where I'm asked to vote for a dissolution of ICCC (and I don't even believe that this is a joke)!!! Some of the explanations for this proposal read as follows: "The organisation has served its original purpose admirably and with considerable consequence... Meanwhile, countless other organisations have been formed or have expanded to occupy the field first opened by our organisation. Those organisations have come to dominate in industrialised nations, including Europe and the United States. In many instances their technical, policy or business objectives are broader than our own and have expanded to cover topics traditionally addressed by ICCC. ...." To my opinion, this is nothing but a declaration of bankruptcy. The formulations might, however, just be repeated (replacing ICCC by IFIP or by IFIP TC6) if we continue to give up our major strength, namely the organisation of high-class events with full responsibility.
Best regards (and please comment!) Otto
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